Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-21
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ingalls, and His Colleagues Hold
their First Meeting Today

Messrs ingalls, (chairman) and Spooner and Har-
ris, quorum OF the Senate subcommittee appoint-
ed at the last session Of Congress to inquire into
the subject OF steam and street railroads In the
District the matter OF their location, routes &C.,
and to recommend such changes as may be de-
manded by the public interests held meeting at
the Capitol to-day. 1t was the first meet
ing OF the subcommittee and the time
was consumed principally In discus
sion OF the question, and the scope OF the
commuters authority. and I'm arranging the pre-
i, nminanes or the proposed inquiry. There are
quite number OF documents, embracing reports
suggestions protests, &C.. which have been sent
10 the subcommittee. Some OF these were sent In
man. II was ordered that these documents be
printed for the use of the subcommittee immedi-
ately, and the subcommittee adjourned until 10
O'Clock next Wednesday morning, by which time
the documents in hand will be printed. As TO
taking testimony, no decision has yet been arrived
at. That question will be determined next Wednes-
uay. The subcommittee will then decide what
testimony to take and other details.
Sunday school Teachers Dilemma.
HE WANTS TO GET RID OF THE BLACK SHEEP IN
HIS FLOCK OF CHINAMEN.
Yesterday afternoon, after the session OF the
Chinese sunday school was over, a gentleman
who introduced himself as the teacher OF the
school, entered police headquarters and entered a
complaint against one OF the Celestials who
labors as laundryman, and, according to the
teacher complained that his scholars had been
dropping on until there were but few left In the
school he could not understand the reason Tor
the Slim attendance until one OF his scholars, who
was willing TO tell on his brother Chinaman, gave
MIN the information that his scholars were in the
gambling room instead OF being In Sunday school.
Ihe keeper OF the gambling room, he said, works
all the week until sunday, when he and his
patrons meet and gamble, usually until Monday
The ofiicers explained to him that Major @ Moore s
had gone home, and that unless he issued raid
Ing warrant they were pOwerleSS TO act. 81
thought you might raid the place." said the
teacher, ''scare him and frghten him out of the
CITY,"
1--WE cannot do that, said an officer .You will
major will issue a raiding-warrant which re-
qulres US TO raid the place and arrest everybody
found therein violating the law"
II don't want to prosecute him." said the
teacher. "Nor do want 10 be known In the mat
ter, because 1t might offend the scholars and break
up the school entirely. Thought you could raid
be enough evidence"
"You are right" said an oficer. ''That would
6e enough testimony to convict, but how do we
know they are gambling? We see them doing
something, but what 1t is We do not know. II you
Will get US the evidence before we make the raid
we we VIII certainly raid the place and the chances
81 can't furnish you that" said the teacher "be-
cause II any OF the scholars would volunteer TO
would forever be Ostracised. Another thing, so
they tell me, these fellows have become American
Hed ana play poker the same as Others, and you
gentlemen VINO understand that game could GER
taiLly convict the keeper OF the room"
we've been there before" remarked another
omcer land been made a fool or on the witness
stand, and we don't care to do IL again. IL we can
obtain any evidence In advance we will surely
break up the room, but we could not 20 there eX-
pecting TO frighten of the keeper without having
warrant, and another thing, Cinnamon don't
frghten so easily. They understand their rights,
and employ lawyers the same as Americana and
Will put up the money TO fight the case"
rAn In Tfanf Apaf-a In,
whose precinct he located the alleged gambling
room